June 2026
A milestone is an approval, a denial, a moratorium, a groundbreaking, an opening, an expansion, a cancellation, a lawsuit filed, a court ruling, a law signed or taking effect or a federal roll call, on the day it happened; each line links the record it belongs to, the Daily Record lists every row by the day it entered the record instead, and how a day is read is on the methodology page.
30 milestones in June 2026
5 approvals · 1 denial · 11 moratoriums adopted · 7 moratoriums · 1 groundbreaking · 2 lawsuits filed · 1 lawsuit · 2 laws signed
Newest: , moratorium adopted, Sioux County.
Tuesday, June 16 1
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Sioux County, Iowa
Sioux County Board of Supervisors passed one year moratorium on construction of data centers and industrial battery storage facilities at June 16 meeting.
nwestiowa.com, local outlet
1 more report
- Jun 16 Sioux County Board of Supervisors passed a one year moratorium on the construction of data centers and industrial battery storage facilities on June 16, 2026. nwestiowa.com
Thursday, June 11 1
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Google New Florence data center, New Florence, Missouri
Montgomery County Commission unanimously approved tax incentive package for Google data center
komu.com, local outlet
Wednesday, June 10 1
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Box Elder County, Utah
Box Elder County commissioners unanimously passed an ordinance imposing a 180 day moratorium on new data centers and data center power plants on unincorporated land while the county studies zoning and development standards.
upr.org, local outlet
Tuesday, June 9 1
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Floyd County, Georgia
Floyd County approved 80 day moratorium on June 9, 2026, to allow time to draft specific requirements for data centers.
weisradio.com, local outlet
Monday, June 8 1
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xAI Southaven turbine site, Southaven, Mississippi
Class action lawsuit filed Monday, June 8, 2026 by Southaven residents against xAI
mississippifreepress.org, local outlet
1 more report
- Reported Jun 17 Class action lawsuit filed in United States District Court for Northern District of Mississippi against xAI Corp., SpaceX, and MZX Tech LLC lawmbg.com
Thursday, June 4 1
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H.B. 2756: Utilities; high load factor customers, Arizona
H.B. 2756 was signed.
apps.azleg.gov, primary source
Wednesday, June 3 3
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H. 5122: Internet and Communications Service Providers Equipment, South Carolina
H. 5122 was signed.
scstatehouse.gov, primary source
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Pataskala, Ohio
Pataskala Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5 to 2 on June 3 to recommend rejection of Aligned Data Centers site plan
thereportingproject.org, local outlet
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Box Elder County, Utah
Alliance for a Better Utah and five unnamed Box Elder County plaintiffs filed suit in 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City arguing that the approvals of the Stratos plans by the Military Installation Development Authority and Box Elder County commissioners violate the Utah Constitution, and asking that they be nullified. (alleged in the filing, not a finding)
ksl.com, local outlet
June 2026, no day given 21
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Healey paused new applications for the state's data center sales tax exemption in June 2026
capecodtimes.com, local outlet (the month its source gives; it names no day)
1 more report
- Jun, no day given Healey paused new applications for the state's data center sales tax exemption in June 2026 due to concerns about impact on communities boston25news.com
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis City Council passed a temporary freeze on new data center development in June 2026.
yahoo.com, national outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 11, 2026)
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San Marcos, Texas
In June 2026, San Marcos City Council voted 4-3 to change zoning regulations to make data centers ineligible for development within city limits
kut.org, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Aug 19, 2026)
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Reno, Nevada
Reno City Council approved a 30 day moratorium on accepting and processing new data center applications in June with 6-1 vote
nnbw.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 7, 2026)
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SpaceXAI filed motion to dismiss the case in June 2026
cbsnews.com, national outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Aug 27, 2026)
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BLM approved data center change in June 2026 without project specific environmental review
nationofchange.org, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 9, 2026)
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BLM approved the Townsite Data Center in June without preparing a new environmental assessment, reusing 2023 review of a 19 MW solar project
enr.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 3, 2026)
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Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
One year moratorium on data center construction approved in June 2026
cbsnews.com, national outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 15, 2026)
1 more report
- Jun, no day given One year moratorium approved in June 2026 mprnews.org
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Scarborough, Maine
Scarborough passed a 180 day data center moratorium in June 2026.
pressherald.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 22, 2026)
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Westbrook, Maine
Westbrook passed a 180 day data center moratorium in June 2026.
pressherald.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 22, 2026)
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The governor halted applications for data center tax incentives in June.
bostonglobe.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 23, 2026)
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Calvert County, Maryland
Three of five Calvert County commissioners lost seats in June 2026 primary for opposing data center moratorium
southernmarylandchronicle.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 23, 2026)
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Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County established a two year moratorium on data center proposals and development in June to review environmental impacts, energy demands, and infrastructure capacity.
dbknews.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 23, 2026)
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In June, San Marcos City Council in 4-3 vote changed zoning regulations to make data centers ineligible for development within city limits
texasstandard.org, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 24, 2026)
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Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte Water imposed a 150 day moratorium on new data center applications in June while officials study infrastructure capacity and environmental concerns
yahoo.com, national outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 4, 2026)
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Monterey Park, California
Monterey Park voted in June 2026 to permanently ban data centers
bisnow.com, trade press (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 14, 2026)
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A new state law in June put a three year moratorium on tax breaks for data center development in Arizona.
watereducation.org, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 23, 2026)
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State Legislature approved the Responsible Data Center Development Act in June, which establishes a one year moratorium on construction of new data centers, a required public hearing before DEC issues permits, and an environmental impact report requirement.
auburnpub.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 23, 2026)
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Iron County, Utah
Iron County planners approved a conditional use permit for a data center proposal west of Cedar City in June 2026.
ksl.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Jun 1, 2026)
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Amazon Montgomery County data center, Montgomery County, Missouri
Amazon data center in Montgomery County broke ground in June
abc17news.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 17, 2026)
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Project Taurus, Colorado Springs, Colorado
City planning department approved Raeden's Project Taurus application in June 2026
kktv.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 18, 2026)
1 more report
- Jun, no day given Planning Commission approved Raeden's Project Taurus application in June 2026 krdo.com
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